Joint Doctor of Education in Agricultural Education

Career growth does not have to be limited by your location. The Doc@Distance program
allows you to earn the degree wherever you are. Program graduates can find employment
in a variety of instructional, supervisory, and administrative positions across the
education and training professions.

Program Overview

64 credit hours

The program will employ a variety of delivery methods with the primary tools being
Blackboard (a virtual learning environment used to access course material) and Interactive
Video Conferencing (ITV). During the first two years of the program, students will
have at least one live course delivered via interactive video and one asynchronous
course each semester. In addition to courses, the cohort will work together on a regular
basis including face-to-face meetings at campus or profession-related locations.

Cohort students follow a predetermined schedule of courses. Course rotation and host
University for each class varies by cohort.

Semester-based courses align with the Academic Calendar of Texas Tech University. Applications will be accepted beginning January 3, 2011
until April 1, 2011. A new cohort will be admitted every two years (e.g. 2013, 2015).

In addition to the online application, you must submit an electronic portfolio to
each institution.

The portfolio will include cover a page, statement of intent/purpose, letters of support
from employer and family, five letters of recommendation, portfolio of writing samples
(statement of purpose counts as one writing sample), and complete curriculum vita.

The Portfolio will also include a three to five minute digital video of yourself where
you share (a) general information about yourself, (b) strategies that you have used
to achieve career success to-date, (c) how the Doc@Distance program fits into your
short, intermediate, and long-term career goals, and (d) details on how you plan to
manage your time and priorities in order to successfully complete requirements of
the degree program.

Financial aid is distributed based on full-time enrollment and several other eligibility
requirements. Your enrolled hours as of the 12th day of class in the fall and spring
semesters determines your enrollment status for the semester, and financial aid is
disbursed accordingly. Attending less than full-time could mean a reduction in aid.
Learn more.

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status by updating the Applications tab in your Raiderlink.

Program Requirements

Program Requirements (64 credit hours)*

Core (29 credit hours)

Year One

Fall 2009

Research (TAMU) History / Philosophy (TTU)

Spring 2010

Statistics (TAMU) Leadership (TTU)

Summer 2010

Technology Transfer (TTU) Seminar (TAMU)

Year Two

Fall 2010

Program Planning (TTU) Adult Education (TAMU) Seminar (TTU)

Spring 2011

Evaluation (TTU) Teaching Theory (TAMU)

Qualifying Exams

Qualifying exams will be taken prior to the completion of 30 credit hours of coursework;
exams will be administered as pre-session at the 2010 National AAAE Conference. If
a passing score is not achieved, students will have the opportunity to apply the completed
coursework towards a related master's degree from one of the institutions.

Program-Specific (35 credit hours)*

Year Three

Summer 2011

Seminar (TAMU Extension) Internship

Fall 2011

Support Field** (TAMU) Support Field** (TTU) Seminar (TTU)

Spring 2012

Support Field** (TAMU) Support Field** (TTU) Seminar (TAMU)

Summer 2012

Internship Seminar (TTU)

Year Four

Fall 2012

Dissertation (TAMU) Dissertation (TTU)

Spring 2012

Dissertation (TAMU) Dissertation (TTU)

*TTU=Texas Tech University TAMU=Texas A&M University

**Support field coursework will be in research, data analysis, agricultural communications,
leadership and extension.

Required Face-to-Face Meetings

Induction Program: August 2009, Lubbock, TX

National AAAE Conference: May 2010, Chicago, IL

Campus-based Meeting: December 2010, College Station, TX

National AAAE Conference: May 2011, Western Region

Pre-session qualifying exams required.

Induction Program: August 2011, Lubbock, TX

National AAAE Conference: May 2012 in Southern Region

Campus-based Meeting: December 2012, College Station, TX

*Attendance to face-to-face meeting is required; cost incurred for travel is the responsibility
of the student. Additional travel by some individuals may be required at the request
of the chair or committee.

Technology Requirements

Students must have the hardware and software skill set as well as access to the appropriate
technology. The individual applicant's ability to successfully connect to the program's
various technology systems will be tested prior to granting final admission to the
program.